Nesna
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| Nesna kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Nordland | ||
| District | Helgeland | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1828 | ||
| Administrative centre | Nesna | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Anne-Lise Wold (Ap) (2003-2007) | ||
| Area (Nr. 342 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 202 km² (78 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 181 km² (69.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 1,822 | ||
| - Density | 10/km² (25.9/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 2.2 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 346 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
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| Website: www.nesna.kommune.no | |||
Nesna is a municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway.
Nesna was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Dønna was separated from Nesna July 1, 1888.
The municipality is divided on three islands (Tomma,Hugla (known as "hugløy" by it's inhabitants) and Handnesøya) and one peninsula that bears the name of the municipality. The Coastal Express arrives two times a day, the Northbound arrives 05:30 and the Southbound 11:15. Nesna peninsula is also home to Nordlands education center Nesna University College, and there is also an high school KVN High School.
[edit] Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Nesna(Norse Nesnar), since the first church was built there. The name is derived from the word nes n 'headland'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from 1989, and shows a conventionalized headland (Norwegian nes - see above under the information of the name).
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